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Why Are Voter List Deadlines Being Extended? 📅

The Election Commission of India decided to give more time for checking voter lists in several regions 📆

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Key Points

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Election Commission of India extended the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists

Maharashtra deadline moved from October 26 to November 13

Delhi deadline moved from October 30 to November 25

Notice and resolution periods for other states now end between November 20 and 26

Final voter lists will be published by November 30 or December 22 depending on the region

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Maharashtra now lets people submit questions about the list until November 13 🗳️

Delhi's deadline for questions is now November 25 🗳️

Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Telangana and Nagaland also received later dates in late November 📅

The complete voter lists will be ready by the end of November or early December ✅

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8 words

Election Commission of India

the organization that runs elections in the country

Special Intensive Revision

a big project to check and fix voter lists

chief electoral officer

the main person in charge of voting lists in each state

notice phase

time when people are told about the new voter list

disposal of claims

time when questions about the list are answered

electoral roll

the list of all people who can vote

deadline

the last day to do something

Union Territory

an area that is directly controlled by the national government

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